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Paper3 Gender Flashcards

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Hormones

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Chemical that regulates activity of the cell

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Oxytocin

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The love hormone produced during labour

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Oestrogen

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Female hormone important in development of menstrual cycle and reproductive system

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Testosterone

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Produced in the male testes

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Prefrontal cortex

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Regulates emotions
mature earlier in women than men

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Frontal cortex

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Logical decision-making
more complex in women than men

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Amygdala

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Anger stimuli
Different pattern in women than men so respond to threat differently

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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Physiological gender identity
Testosterone affects the size of this area

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GCS: object permanence

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Something is there even if you can’t see it

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Egocentrism

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Not understanding others

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Conservation

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Properties of object remain the same despite superficial appearance

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Concurrent validity

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Ideas built off of other theories

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KOHLBERG: gender identity

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2-4yrs
labelled gender based on appearance
gender is not considered permanent

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Gender stability

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4-6yrs
Gender will not change for you
others may due to appearance

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Gender constancy

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6-7+yrs
Gender constant across time understand gender appropriate behaviour

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SLABY AND FREY

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Ken doll experiment

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Ingroup

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Gender you identify with

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Outgroup

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Gender we dont identify with

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Differential reinforcement

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Children praised for different behaviours

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Symbolic models/ live models

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imitated and replicated behaviour if similar to role model

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Gender dysphoria

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Mismatch between sex assigned at birth based on biological anatomy and gender identity

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Androgen reception in genetic explanation for gender dysphoria

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Develops male sex characteristics

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Brain sex theory

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Brain regions differ for transgendered individuals

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Cognitive/gender schema theory as social explanation for gender dysphoria

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Attitudinal pathway- develop non sex type schema from experience
Personal pathway- develop from interest

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Identification

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Children identify with same-sex parents to resolve a complex

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Internalisation

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Children take on board gender identity

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Sexually dimorphic

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The sexes of same species have different characteristics

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